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Olympic 3000m steeplechase silver medallist Habiba Ghribi was only making her outdoor season debut, but the Tunisian runner demonstrated that she is clearly in good shape after smashing the meeting record and world-leading time.
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Ghribi triumphs in the 3000m steeple chase

She bided her time in the middle of the pack throughout the first two kilometres. After a fast opening third of 3:01.05, the pace settled down in the middle section as Hiwot Ayalew led the field through 2000m in 6:11.55.

It was only on the last lap that Ghribi showed her hand, creating a gap between herself and her opponents. Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng slightly closed the gap on the last stretch, but Ghribi still won by more than a second in 9:11.28, namely the third-fastest time of her life.

Kiyeng set a PB of 9:12.51 in second place ahead of Diamond Race leader Virginia Nyambura, who also set a lifetime best of 9:13.85.